Definitions

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  • noun A dotard.
  • noun Scotland A deformed or freakish person; a dwarf or dwarfish creature.

Etymologies

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From mimmer +‎ -kin. Cognate with Scots mimmerkin, memmerkin ("a dwarf, dwarfish creature"). Compare also mimmering ("doting, dreaming").

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